Fire near Malaga multiplies onto highway in Fresno County

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - What initially began arsenic a writer occurrence rapidly erupted into 4 fires adjacent Malaga Friday evening, according to the Fresno County Fire Department.

Firefighters accidental astir 9 p.m. they responded to a vegetation occurrence astatine the extremity of Muscat Avenue connected Maple Avenue wherever they recovered a tract of writer connected fire.

As crews began moving the fire, embers picked up by windy conditions dispersed to the halfway disagreement of Highway 99 and a 2nd occurrence ignited.

The upwind past blew embers implicit to the northbound enarthrosis of the road which firefighters accidental sparked different fire. The 4th occurrence ignited erstwhile embers reached a commercialized conveyance parked successful the area.

Due to the fire, officials reported aggregate lanes were unopen down adjacent the Chestnut Avenue off-ramp connected Highway 99.

Crews adhd speech from windy conditions, different obstacle they faced was downed powerlines successful the country of the archetypal occurrence that posed a danger. PG&E advised them to debar them until the powerfulness was cut.

Fresno County Fire says Environmental Health, CHP, PG&E, Fresno Fire Department, Clovis Fire Department, and American Ambulance responded to the scene.

In total, investigators accidental the fires burned astir 2 and a fractional acres and nary injuries were reported. The origin of the occurrence is nether investigation.